Diploma cover for Booker T. Washington High School's Willie Williams: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A diploma cover for W.D. (Willie) Williams a member of Booker T. Washington High School's class of 1922. The outside is made from a blue suede material. The front cover has a crest with gold lettering that reads [Booker T. Washington / Highschool / Willie Williams / Class of 1922] at center. The interior is red. The back is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1922
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
• Issued by: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
• Type: covers (overlying objects)
• Medium: suede, cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2011.60.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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